Moms, Sisters, and Ladies
Women Student Trainers in Men's Intercollegiate Sport
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2388724 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephan R Walk (California State University, Fullerton, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 268-283 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Men and Masculinities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1097-184X • E-ISSN: 1552-6828 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1097184x99001003002 |
| OpenAlex | W1994182538 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
This study presents accounts of nine women student athletic trainers (SATs) working as interns in an athletic program at a large university. The presence of women within a historically closed masculine sport environment was resolved by viewing the women within the traditionally feminine roles of 'mom,''sister,' and 'lady.' Subject to overt and subtle discrimination, sexist and misogynist behavior, as well as sexual harassment and imposition, the women were essentially forced to choose among behaviors that either 'defeminized' or 'deprofessionalized' them. A professional attitude was generally favorable to coaches and supervisors yet defeminized them in the eyes of peer trainers and male athletes. On the other hand, a sociable attitude permitted positive peer relations but deprofessionalized them in the eyes of peer trainers and male athletes. Hence, while the mom, sister, and lady labels sometimes prevented offensive behavior by men, they contributed to the women's professional disempowerment and sexualization
Athletes · Harassment · Human sexuality · Offensive · Physical therapy · Sexualization · Sister · Sociology · Athletic Training and Education · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
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Men Studying Masculinity
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Fraternal Bonding in the Locker Room
Peers in Pain
Sexual Violence and the Reproduction of Male Power in the Locker Room
Friendly or Sexy
What can you do with a man
Gender and Discourse
Gender and Power
Women, Sport and Physicality
Sexual Harassment in Sport
Misogyny on and Off the 'Pitch
Doing Gender
Ladies, Flirts, and Tomboys
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |